Our fourth Homebrew Heroes beer is a stunning 4.8% Blackcurrant, Blackberry & Sea Salt Gose, Forage Fire.
Taking inspiration from a traditional, salt-tinged, wheat-rich style originating in Leipzig and fruited sours of more recent times, our Homebrew Hero, Brian Tomlinson, foraged the blackberries in his local park where brambles grow in abundance.
We’ve scaled that up here, with Himalayan pink salt has been added for a further dimension, as well as a pleasant body and mouthfeel, whilst aiming to be faithful to the traditional Goses of generations ago.
4.8% ABV // 6 EBC // 10 1BU // 1.054 OG // 440ML
INGREDIENTS: Malted WHEAT (GLUTEN), BARLEY (GLUTEN), Blackcurrant, Blackberry, Sea Salt, Hops, Yeast
Our fourth Homebrew Heroes beer is a stunning 4.8% Blackcurrant, Blackberry & Sea Salt Gose, Forage Fire.
Here’s our winner, Brian Tomlinson on how he first made this homebrew: “Taking inspiration from a traditional, salt-tinged, wheat-rich style originating in Leipzig and fruited sours of more recent times, I foraged the blackberries in my local Sutton Park, a beautiful place North of Birmingham, where brambles grow in abundance.
“Then, with ageing this delicately soured beer on the foraged berries, and with the sharp yet sweet richness of the blackcurrants I envisaged the ingredients would all blend together beautifully, giving a refreshing tartness.
“I thought the addition of Himalayan pink salt would add a further dimension, a thirst-quenching drinkability, as well as a pleasant body and mouthfeel enhancement, whilst aiming to be faithful to the traditional Goses of generations ago. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did foraging for the ingredients and brewing the beer!"
The artwork here is by Marta Dias (@marta.dias.art) a Portuguese artist based in Bristol, who won our home artists competition. “For this artwork I followed the prompt ‘Squeeze the Day’ and immediately thought of a knight getting ready for battle, with the sun rising behind him to mark the start of the day.”